linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/9] Move runnable code (tests) from Documentation to selftests

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Message-ID: <20160910010100.72f1a9c4@lwn.net>
Date:   Sat, 10 Sep 2016 01:01:00 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
Cc:     richardcochran@...il.com, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] Move runnable code (tests) from Documentation to
 selftests

On Fri,  9 Sep 2016 16:22:41 -0600
Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com> wrote:

> Move runnable code (tests) from Documentation to selftests and update
> Makefiles to work under selftests.
> 
> Jon Corbet and I discussed this in an email thread and as per that
> discussion, this patch series moves all the tests that are under the
> Documentation directory to selftests. There is more runnable code in
> the form of examples and utils and that is going to be another patch
> series. I moved just the tests and left the documentation files as is.

I'm fine with the idea, but it looks like a couple of tweaks are needed,
in particular to avoid leaving behind dangling references in
Documentation/Makefile that cause build errors.

I think the individual patches probably need a wider CC list as well.
I'd use the get_maintainer script (or git) to see who has taken an
interest in the individual tests and make sure they are aware of the
move.

Thanks,

jon